Job ID: 205241
Location Name: FSC non SF/NY/DC REMOTE (USA_0173)
Address: FSC, Remote, CA 94105, United States (US)
Job Type: Full Time
Position Type (Regular/Temporary): Intern/Trainee
Job Function: Internship
Is This Position Eligible for Remote? :

Position: Intern, Store Development – Strategic Sourcing

Location: Remote, Sephora Field Support Center (FSC) – San Francisco, CA

Pay Rate: $23/HR

Start Dates: May 23rd or June 6th (10-week program)

Prime your career at Sephora

At Sephora, we offer a wide range of internship opportunities across our business. As part of our Emerging Talent Program, our internships focus on providing an inclusive and comprehensive experience that equips young professionals with the tools needed in order to align their passions with their work.

2022 Summer interns will be eligible to apply for a fulltime position in our newly created Rotational Management Program launching mid-2022 designed to support a diverse talent pipeline and build our future inclusive leaders. Applicants will be offered a role in one of the three participating functions of Marketing, Merchandising, and Inventory Management, and work in each of these areas learning our core business processes and store operations. More information on the Program experience and application process will be available later this year.

Strategic Sourcing

The Strategic Sourcing Department at Sephora sits within our Store Development Team and manages vendor relationships for indirect spend, contractors and coordinates, supports and implements sustainability and risk mitigation initiatives across the company.

As a Strategic Sourcing intern, you may be involved in, but not limited to:

• Support the development and documentation of the Strategic Sourcing teams’ policies and procedures
• Help build out training materials for our in-house sourcing tool
• Support the team in ad-hoc projects, including cost analysis, benchmarks, etc
• Network with industry leaders and peers. Our Sephora executives are committed to investing in our interns and want to hear from you. Interns can expect to attend meetings with top leaders in the company.
• Get exposure to cross-functional teams. Sephora has a highly collaborative culture so you are encouraged and expected to work closely with other related teams such as Legal, Finance, Information Security, Property Development, IT, Supply Chain, Marketing and Retail Operations.
• Develop, grow, and have fun

What you will accomplish:

• Lead or assist on projects using a hands-on approach
• Contribute to helping build out training documentation around our policies and procedures
• Learn from the best by interacting with a dynamic team of professionals

To help ensure success, we are requiring the following characteristics, skills and experiences:

Education and experience:

• Currently working on completion of Bachelor’s degree in related field (Supply Chain, Business, Legal, etc) and is currently a junior or senior in credit hours
• Basic understanding and/or interest in strategic sourcing
• Comfortable working in a highly ambiguous and dynamic environment where role may adapt based on business demand
• Experience working in a cross-functional organization with ability to drive consensus and achieve business goals

Characteristics:

• Comfortable with Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint
• Excellent communication skills – can effectively and accurately create training materials
• Strong organizational skills and ability to think outside the box
• Eager to learn, positive attitude, highly motivated
• Demonstrate our Sephora values of Passion for Client Service, Innovation, Expertise, Balance, Respect for All, Teamwork, and Initiative

Working at Sephora’s Field Support Center (FSC)

Our North American operations are based in the heart of San Francisco’s Financial District, but you won’t hear us call it a headquarters – it’s the Field Support Center (FSC). At the FSC, we support our stores in providing the best possible experience for every client. Dedicated teams cater to our client’s every need by creating covetable assortments, curated content, compelling storytelling, smart strategy, skillful analysis, expert training, and more. It takes a lot of curious and confident individuals, disrupting the status quo and taking chances. The pace is fast, the fun is furious, and the passion is real. We never rest on our laurels. Our motto? If it’s not broken, fix it.

Sephora is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, marital status, military/veteran status, or disability status. Sephora is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to applicants with physical and mental disabilities.

Sephora will consider for employment all qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with applicable law.

COMPANY OVERVIEW:
SEPHORA has been changing the face of prestige cosmetics since its debut in 1970s Paris. Sephora was acquired by luxury group Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton (LVMH) in 1997 then launched stateside in 1998, and is currently home to 200 world-class brands - including its own private label, SEPHORA COLLECTION. Sephora's curated assortment features more than 14,000 products including makeup, skin care, perfume, hair care, body, professional tools and more. Sephora is the beauty education hub, offering consultations at the Beauty Studio, a variety of complimentary classes, one-on-one service from Personal Beauty Advisors, and exclusive retail technology SKINCARE IQ, COLOR IQ, and FRAGRANCE IQ. Sephora is an international force in beauty, and its award-winning website and ever-growing presence on social-media make it the world's premier digital beauty destination.